BULLETIN BOARD

Closing Ceremony of CSE Festival 2015 at WUB

Department of Computer Science and Engineering of World University of Bangladesh (WUB) organised the Closing Ceremony of the 4th WUB CSE Festival on December 05, 2015 at the auditorium of the university. The festival was chaired by Prof. Dr. Abdul Mannan Choudhury, VC; Hasanul Haq Inu M.P, Minister, Ministry of Information, graced the occasion as chief guest. Shyam Sunder Sikder, Secretary, ICT Division, was present as the special guest. Prof. Dr. M Nurul Islam, Pro-VC; Morsheda Choudhury, Treasurer; Dr. Musfiq M. Choudhury, Secretary, BOT of the university and Kazi Hasan Robin, Head of the CSE Department were also present among others in this festival. 

The students from different universities and colleges participated in robotics contest, project showcasing, debate competition, IT Olympiad and gaming competition. In a BOAT BALL competition Islamic University of Technology (IUT) became champions and WUB became runners-up. The festival ended with a raffle draw. 
 

Folk music programme at ULAB

A cultural programme on folk music titled "Age ki sundor din kataitam" was held on December 3, 2015 at the auditorium of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, (ULAB). The programme was organised by ULAB Shangskiti Shansad.

Eleven songs were performed by the students that reflected the rural life of Bangladesh. There were also 2 dance performances. The aim of this programme was to make the students of ULAB familiar and interested in the rich and diverse tradition of folk music of Bangladesh. A variety of folk songs and dance from different parts of Bangladesh were performed by the students. 

ULAB VC Prof. Imran Rahman; Pro-VC Prof. H.M. Jahirul Haque were present at the programme along with other faculty members, admin members and students. 

EWU arranges programme on stories of Liberation War

East West University arranged a programme for students to hear the story of the Liberation War at the beginning of December. Noted Freedom Fighter and recipient of Swadhinata Padak, Lt. Col. (Retd.) Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir, Bir Protik described the stories to the audience. He pointed out how freedom fighters had brought the victory in the battlefield against the Pakistani army in 1971. He also described the great courage and sacrifice of freedom fighters during the struggle. Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir urged to the new generation to capture the consciousness of the heroic liberation of Bengali. The programme was held in the university campus at Aftabnagar, Dhaka on December 1, 2015. 

Dr. Mohammed Farashuddin, Chairperson, BOT and former governor of Bangladesh Bank was the chief guest on the occasion.  Prof. Dr. M.M. Shahidul Hassan, VC, EWU chaired the programme. A large number of students, faculty members, officers and staffs attended the event.

EDU announces permanent campus

East Delta University's (EDU) extensive project will accommodate 3000 students for an internationally accredited institution. The four-acre site near Khulshi will have an amphitheater for students' recreation and the structure will allow natural light to come in, making it an environmentally friendly project.

The library will consist of over 50,000 books, and the campus will have eleven science laboratories to allow ample resources for students. Classrooms can host 35 students at a time, which ensures faculty to truly engage the students. All amenities provided will go far beyond the requirements of the UGC as well as various international standards.

EDU will be the youngest private university in Bangladesh to own its own campus. Chairman Abdullah Al Noman indicates, "A permanent campus is our foundation, which will help towards our ultimate goal to become the best private university in Bangladesh." The campus is set to open in early 2016. 

CounterFoto's third anniversary celebration 

CounterFoto's celebration of Third Anniversary of Department of Photography began on November 21 by unveiling a wall painting and on November 22, a photography exhibition titled "Exhibition 7" was launched by renowned photographer and film maker Anwar Hossain, which continued till November 28, 2015 at different venues in Dhaka. 

The celebration events included photographer Nemai Ghosh from India who talked about his experience while photographing Satyajit Ray, "A Tale from Ground Zero" by Din Muhammad Shibly and there was a discussion titled "Memories of Rana Plaza, Hearing the other voices" moderated by Abir Abdullah, Photographer, EPA. On November 24, globally reputed photo journalist Philip Blenkinsop talked on contemporary practices of photojournalism.

The celebration culminated at Uttara on November 26 where film screening on Raghu Ray and musical concert took place as a concluding session. 

The Marketing Club of NSU hosts #marketing

On November 29, 2015, The Marketing Club (TMC) of North South University successfully hosted the Award Giving Ceremony of "#marketing", the first ever digital marketing competition of the university in their Bashundhara campus.

The award giving ceremony was attended by M.A. Kashem, Chairman, BOT; Prof. Dr. Gour Gobinda Goswami, VC (in charge); Prof. Dr. M. Mahboob Rahman, Dean, School of Business and Economics; Prof. Dr. M. Emdadul Haq, Director, Student Affairs; Zarjina Tarana Khalil, Chair (in charge), Department of Marketing and International Business, and Narmin Tartila Banu, Faculty Advisor of TMC and Lecturer at the Department of Marketing and International Business, NSU, who stressed the importance of digital marketing in their speeches while addressing the audience. The aim of #marketing, a workshop on digital marketing followed by a competition, was to provide participants with a real life experience on developing and promoting a brand's online presence and appeal.